Wilson century leads Durham to One-Day Cup win

Tahlia Wilson made her one-day debut for Australia against West Indies last month [Getty Images] Australian Tahlia Wilson hit 152 off 163 balls as Durham beat Essex by 23 runs to register their first win in the 2026 Women's One-Day Cup. Wilson put on 137 with Emma Marlow (53) and 163 with Hollie Armitage (81) in their 311-3 at the Riverside, and Essex's gallant chase took them only to 288-5. Paige Scholfield smashed 89 off 42 balls as Surrey defeated Yorkshire by three wickets via the DLS method following a rain interruption - a match also marked by controversy over the dismissal of White Rose opener Lauren Winfield-Hill.

Defending champions Lancashire lost by six runs to The Blaze in another weather-affected game, while at Edgbaston, Warwickshire piled up 354-7, their highest 50-over score, only for the match to end as a no-result with Hampshire unable to start their reply because of rain. Durham were looking for an improved batting display after being bowled out for 198 by Lancashire when chasing on Saturday and Wilson provided it, leading from the front against Essex with some glorious shots. She was dropped on 68, a difficult diving chance for Grace Scrivens, and collected 15 fours before being bowled by Eva Gray with the final ball of the innings.

Conditions, though, remained good for batting and Scrivens and Cordelia Griffith began Essex's reply with a stand of 113 in 24 overs. Scrivens was stumped by Wilson, now behind the stumps, after being lured down the track by Mady Villiers on 47, but Griffith did reach 50 from 75 balls, only to then be trapped lbw by Grace Thompson. Jodi Grewcock kept them in contention with 77 off 69 balls, but she was caught off Katie Levick's leg-spin and the task of scoring 120 off the final 10 overs proved beyond them despite an unbeaten 49 off 37 balls by Florence Miller.

Women's One-Day Cup - Wednesday scorecards Yorkshire , playing their second game at tier one level following a narrow defeat by Somerset at the weekend, lost two early wickets at The Oval after being put in by 2025 semi-finalists Surrey . Winfield-Hill hit eight eight fours in a well-played 60 off 70 balls, adding 74 with Sterre Kalis (38), but both fell to Maitlan Brown in the space of three balls and from 132-2, the innings went into sharp decline. Winfield-Hill was given out caught behind even though the ball appeared to hit her helmet - and a five-run penalty was imposed for her reluctance to leave the crease.